Sunflower-seed oil, crude — Production in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Sunflower-seed oil, crude — Production was 467,300 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sunflower-seed oil, crude — Production in Eastern Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, sunflower-seed oil, crude — production in Eastern Africa stood at 467,300 t. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sunflower-seed oil, crude — production in Eastern Africa peaked at 467,300 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 747.83 t, in 1962.
That places Eastern Africa 15th out of 25 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sunflower-seed oil, crude — Production in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 860.55 t | — |
| 1962 | 747.83 t | -13.1% |
| 1963 | 962.63 t | +28.7% |
| 1964 | 1,361 t | +41.4% |
| 1965 | 1,654 t | +21.6% |
| 1966 | 1,470 t | -11.2% |
| 1967 | 1,632 t | +11.0% |
| 1968 | 1,294 t | -20.7% |
| 1969 | 985.73 t | -23.9% |
| 1970 | 1,714 t | +73.8% |
| 1971 | 2,384 t | +39.1% |
| 1972 | 3,685 t | +54.5% |
| 1973 | 3,662 t | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 8,290 t | +126.4% |
| 1975 | 13,325 t | +60.7% |
| 1976 | 19,639 t | +47.4% |
| 1977 | 23,855 t | +21.5% |
| 1978 | 25,187 t | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 26,335 t | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 27,646 t | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 27,297 t | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 26,689 t | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 24,798 t | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 26,778 t | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 27,325 t | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 26,684 t | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 24,374 t | -8.7% |
| 1988 | 25,188 t | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 23,800 t | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 41,125 t | +72.8% |
| 1991 | 38,716 t | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 33,601 t | -13.2% |
| 1993 | 41,112 t | +22.4% |
| 1994 | 40,734 t | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 40,585 t | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 45,774 t | +12.8% |
| 1997 | 48,953 t | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 57,586 t | +17.6% |
| 1999 | 70,030 t | +21.6% |
| 2000 | 77,558 t | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 79,453 t | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 104,254 t | +31.2% |
| 2003 | 114,124 t | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 126,491 t | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 131,158 t | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 142,807 t | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 145,869 t | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 159,584 t | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 172,304 t | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 193,928 t | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 303,512 t | +56.5% |
| 2012 | 358,844 t | +18.2% |
| 2013 | 360,418 t | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 331,973 t | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 361,485 t | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 372,024 t | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 387,236 t | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 395,100 t | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 391,000 t | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 407,100 t | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 431,800 t | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 455,700 t | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 467,300 t | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,219 t | 747.83 t | 1,654 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 12,807 t | 1,714 t | 26,335 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,058 t | 23,800 t | 27,646 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 45,822 t | 33,601 t | 70,030 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 125,360 t | 77,558 t | 172,304 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 345,552 t | 193,928 t | 395,100 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 440,475 t | 407,100 t | 467,300 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 13 South Africa 252,700 t compare
- 14 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 223,700 t compare
- 15 Serbia 204,308 t compare
- 16 Yugoslav SFR 151,600 t compare
- 17 Italy 145,500 t compare
- 18 Serbia and Montenegro 141,900 t compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sunflower-seed oil, crude — production in Eastern Africa?
- Sunflower-seed oil, crude — production in Eastern Africa was 467,300 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sunflower-seed oil, crude — production recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 467,300 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest sunflower-seed oil, crude — production recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 747.83 t in 1962.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for sunflower-seed oil, crude — production?
- Eastern Africa ranks 15th out of 25 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sunflower-seed oil, crude — production rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sunflower-seed oil, crude — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.